Lost Sense of smell

I have gradually lost my sense of smell over the past several years until I have nothing at all now. How do I cope with this? I'm now losing my sense of taste as well it's making me nuts because it is in a small sense affecting my job. I would also like some help with stopping smoking as I just watched my Dad pass away from a major stroke after 3 heart attacks need some encouragement.

As for heart attacks, check your homocysteine levels. High levels are bad news! A good article on this is "Homocysteine the Silent Killer" - Squidoo. And there is an excellent book entitled: The H Factor Solution: Homocysteine, the Best Single Indicator of Whether You Are Likely to Live Long or Die Young by James Braly MD and Patrick Holford.

A good article on the many reasons why the cholesterol causes heart disease theory is extremely flawed (and backed up by clinical trials): 5 reasons not to worry about your cholesterol numbers - Chris Kresser. And another great article The Hidden Truth About "Reducing Your Cholesterol" by Mike Geary.

Try electronic cigarettes. They look like a cigarette and even have nicotine (that's the reason you can't give up smoking - more addictive than heroin!) but it doesn't contain the cancer causing agents. So you can lower the nicotine cartridges over time until you quit. You can smoke e-cigs indoors as it is a water vapour not toxic second hand smoke. Johnny Depp was smoking an e-cig in the movie The Tourist. A bit of trivia. :)

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